Big Ten
1978-79
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1979-80
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1980-81
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 1 | Purdue | 22 - 10 | 11 - 7 | 22 - 10 | 11 - 7 | +15.2 | +4.7 | 38 | +10.5 | 1 | 70.2 | 180 | +15.3 | 9 | +14.9 | 3 | 
| 2 | Indiana | 21 - 8 | 13 - 5 | 21 - 8 | 13 - 5 | +15.2 | +5.6 | 30 | +9.6 | 2 | 66.9 | 213 | +16.3 | 3 | +17.9 | 1 | 
| 3 | Ohio St. | 20 - 8 | 12 - 6 | 20 - 8 | 12 - 6 | +15.1 | +6.3 | 22 | +8.9 | 4 | 71.8 | 161 | +15.9 | 5 | +16.1 | 2 | 
| 5 | Iowa | 22 - 10 | 10 - 8 | 22 - 10 | 10 - 8 | +14.8 | +8.1 | 8 | +6.7 | 12 | 69.6 | 192 | +15.1 | 10 | +13.6 | 5 | 
| 10 | Illinois | 20 - 13 | 8 - 10 | 20 - 13 | 8 - 10 | +13.7 | +5.0 | 35 | +8.6 | 5 | 77.4 | 88 | +11.9 | 24 | +11.1 | 7 | 
| 11 | Minnesota | 20 - 11 | 10 - 8 | 20 - 11 | 10 - 8 | +13.3 | +8.4 | 5 | +5.0 | 33 | 68.7 | 205 | +13.5 | 17 | +13.8 | 4 | 
| 20 | Michigan | 17 - 13 | 8 - 10 | 17 - 13 | 8 - 10 | +11.8 | +7.6 | 12 | +4.2 | 50 | 70.9 | 170 | +10.9 | 30 | +11.3 | 6 | 
| 28 | Wisconsin | 14 - 14 | 7 - 11 | 14 - 14 | 7 - 11 | +10.6 | +4.3 | 43 | +6.3 | 14 | 70.1 | 183 | +9.2 | 35 | +10.1 | 8 | 
| 30 | Michigan St. | 12 - 15 | 6 - 12 | 12 - 15 | 6 - 12 | +10.3 | +5.4 | 32 | +4.8 | 35 | 70.2 | 181 | +8.5 | 37 | +9.0 | 9 | 
| 70 | Northwestern | 8 - 17 | 5 - 13 | 8 - 17 | 5 - 13 | +4.7 | +1.4 | 95 | +3.3 | 65 | 72.9 | 149 | +6.0 | 57 | +7.9 | 10 |